MF134 Burwash and Lakenwild Project

Authors

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

Files

Description

This collection includes a series of interviews by Margaret Owings conducted in 1981 for (AY125) Oral History and Folklore: Fieldwork taught by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives at the University of Maine. The interviews focus on the Burwash and Lakenwild real estate scam that publicized lakeside developments and recreational areas on Big Lake near Princeton in Washington County, Maine. Accessions include research notes, correspondence, and Owings final paper for the course.

Publication Date

2025

Keywords

Rural development, Real estate fraud

Disciplines

Folklore | Oral History

Size of Collection

7 items

Dates of Collection

1981

Manuscript Number

MF134

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "MF134 Burwash and Lakenwild Project" (2025). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids. Number 123.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_findingaids/123